| Monkey Business | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Czech Republic |
| Genre: | Funk, pop |
| Years Active: | 1999– |
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Monkey Business is a Czech funk band. It is one of the projects of its leader Roman Holý, the other being J.A.R..
The group teamed up at the beginning of 1999. Singer Matěj Ruppert came from the group Leguar GR, Oldřich Krejčoves played in Pan Pot, Pavel Mrázek and Martin Houdek came from Dorota B.B. and Tonya Graves came from dance oriented Liquid Harmony. Their debut record, Why Be In When You Could Be Out, was released in 2000. It includes such hit songs as Party Shit, My Friends, the slow Piece of my Life, and only one song sung in Czech (Hi & Stereo).
Percussionist Imran Musa Zangi is a regular guest. Other star guests featured on the band's records include Fred Wesley and David Williams (Why be in...). More guests followed on Save The Robots: Dr. Robert from The Blow Monkeys, Raymond Davis, Clarence Haskins, Dennis Chambers and Fred Wesley.
On Resistance Is Futile, the guest list was expanded even more with the likes of Hiram Bullock, Iva Bittová, Jiří Stivín, Roman Dragoun, Filip Jelínek, František Kop, Radka Kaspar, Jaroslav Halíř, František Tomšíček, Tomáš Křemenák, Nada Weppereová (vocals), Petr Dopita and Michael Fišer.
Kiss Me On My Ego features Hiram Bullock, David Sanborn and Glenn Hughes.
Freak Power singer Ashley Slater has supported some of 2008 Monkey Business live shows and as a guest vocal he appears (as same as Glenn Hughes again) on the Twilight of Jesters?.
Album Sex and Sport? Never! (2015) features Mike Stern and Gábor Presser.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref | |
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| 2000 | Themselves | Anděl Awards | Group of the Year | Winner | [3] | |
| 2000 | Themselves | Anděl Awards | Discovery of the Year | Winner | ||
| 2003 | "Resistance Is Futile" | Anděl Awards | Pop Album of the Year | Winner | [4] | |
| 2004 | "Lazy Youth Old Beggars" | Anděl Awards | DVD of the Year | Winner | [5] | |
| 2005 | "Kiss Me On My Ego" | Anděl Awards | Pop and Dance Album of the Year | Winner | [6] | |
| 2007 | "Kit Bike" | Anděl Awards | Music Video of the Year | Winner | [7] | |
| 2007 | "Objects Of Desire And Other Complications" | Anděl Awards | Pop and Dance Album of the Year | Winner | ||
| 2007 | "Objects Of Desire And Other Complications" | Anděl Awards | Packaging of the Year | Winner | ||
| 2009 | "Twilight of Jesters" | Anděl Awards | Group of the Year | Winner | [8] | |
| 2009 | "Twilight of Jesters" | Anděl Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Other awards in the Czech Republic: